Heroes of the world who are the enemies - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Dawn of Heroes"
If you want to talk about a cultural symbol that is well-known in East Asia and even in the world, the three countries must be worthy of the first place. The Three Kingdoms era really proves for us the meaning of the idiom "magnificent".
Hero, adulterous male, tyrant, heroic, three-foot sword to create immortal merit.
Spirit, courage, chivalry, grandeur, thousands of miles of horse racing in the world.
In the face of such an era, all kinds of literary and artistic works will naturally not be easily let go, literature needless to say, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" of the four famous works has taken the lead and set the highest model for literary and artistic works with the theme of the Three Kingdoms. After that, with the emergence of new art forms, its vitality has been further improved, especially the development of technical level, so that more stories that are limited by hard conditions and cannot be interpreted have their own place.
The 1991 animation "Dawn of Heroes" is a very good work.
Naturally, the Japanese people's love for the history of the Three Kingdoms goes without saying much. And in this "Dawn of Heroes", this love is perfectly embodied. In order to create a real sense that can reflect the style of the Han Empire in the East Asian continent in the 2nd century AD, Japanese animation creators actually set foot on the land of China, when China and Japan established diplomatic relations only a few years ago. They walked through almost all the historical sites related to the history of the Three Kingdoms, and because of this, the scenery we can glimpse in the original paintings and scripts of the work is a real scene that can be restored in that period of history. This painstaking meticulousness also has to be lamented.
Of course, the animation production company Toei's control of details is not only in the simple restoration and imitation, but more importantly, there is also the assistance of interlocking links. Musically, the traditional Chinese instrument Erhu and Guzheng are used to match, and the soundtrack composed is ancient and desolate, and there is no lack of heroic tragedy and heroism. In the shaping of the character shape, the traditional Chinese figure painting of the Three Kingdoms for many years is adopted, and the character design of the old version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is being broadcast throughout China, is also borrowed. In this way, the texture of the whole animation is more historical and legendary, and the subsequent screening also makes the audience's sense of substitution more vivid and vivid.
This is still true in terms of details, but the story itself is more elaborate. As we all know, the plot of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" itself has been wonderful, and the animation "Dawn of Heroes" is completely shaped in accordance with the story of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the big plot direction, there is no rigid nesting, there is no unreasonable assumption, and this reinterpretation of loyalty to history, with the fine craftsmanship of details, makes the sense of history of the whole movie come majestically, as if to place the audience in the same place of that magnificent era, accompanied by countless heroes haojie to experience their dreams and courage, I also feel empathy in the face of failure and sadness, and it is this sense of history and awe-inspiring boldness with romanticism that makes the face of the entire era in this work unobstructed in front of us.
Of course, in the details, in order to better film and television, in fact, the production team has also made a little change, such as merging Liu Bei's Gan and Mi Er's wife into one heroine Lihua, and Cao Cao's personality has also changed, becoming a domineering but sentient hero, but these modifications not only did not make the charm of the original work, but let the story itself be further sublimated. The image and personality of the characters become more vivid and vivid, and these great people who have left their names in history have a little more breath of life, as if they are all around us, and what they experience is the triumphant song of the idealists in reality.
From this point of view, "The Dawn of Heroes", whether from the perspective of adapting literary works or narrating history, has pointed out a direction for more latecomers, and it is the best way to do it seriously and show the original appearance of history.